Who Am I?

I am an internationally recognized artist who, through my work, seeks to utilize various harmonies and ideas to visually engage the audience. I also use my art as an opportunity to experiment with the range of possibilities allowed through my choice of materials, spray paint and hand cut stencils.

My work captures spaces of partial or full illumination between the perfect shadows on all sides of a person or an object. The artwork conveys the real beauty of the subject. The viewer is able to appreciate the simplicity, splendor and exquisiteness of my work and the subject. The work is raw, it’s stripped back, it’s honest.

I am vehemently opposed to using art as a means to rely on overly-complex theories or ideas to prop up mediocre images. I believe that the quality of the actual work is what is paramount.

Here are a couple of pieces. The Jazz piece “Jazzed” is on 18″ x 24″ canvas and the lady piece “Closure” is on 24″ x 30″ canvas. **CLOSURE HAS SOLD**. Both are Spray Paint on Canvas created by my hand cut stencils using an X-Acto knife. Enjoy!

***Both Jazzed is available at my Etsy shop for a limited time between exhibitions**** Click the image you like and enjoy!!

Yours stands far out from the crowd. I wanted to see your process and, bang, there on your site was the video…very well done. You have a great sense of production and presentation. Really nice stuff. keep on keep’n on!

I have been wanting to dabble in stenciling and spray paint myself. Your work is great and makes me want to take it up sooner. Congrats on Chicago, it is always wonderful to see fellow artists succeed.

You think you gave this artist a compliment, but you actually insulted thousands of young artists all over the world, and revealed the racist basis of your thinking. Have you been living in outer space?
Next, you’ll discover that rap, hip-hop, and spoken word artists are “articulate”

I saw these on the website link from a previous post and showed them to my artist husband. He has long been a fan of urban wall art, although in my ignorance, I have always called it graphiti. I can clearly see such a small negative word doesn’t do justice to either of those lovely ladies.

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I immediately fell in love with “Lady” when Ray Ferrer (the artist) shared it on Facebook. Both containing intimacy and a sense of noir, I imagine an entire story behind the instant captured here. And it’s also pretty fantastic that Ray makes his art by using hand-cutting stencils with an X-Acto knife and then using spray paint on canvas.

Having spent a good three years living in Bristol, home of marmite-esque Banksy, I can safely say I have come to somewhat of a revelation with street art. I used to be one of the blind sheeple types who viewed this kind of thing as, ‘vandalism’ when, in reality it was phenomenal artwork!
I am now a great appreciator of this form of artistic expression and am really enjoying seeing your work showcased here on your blog. Keep it up.

Your murals are a work of art and it has been a treat to see them. I love how you capture the expression of your subjects using lights and shadows. I also liked your comment: “I am vehemently opposed to using art as a means to rely on overly-complex theories or ideas to prop up mediocre images.” If I understand your comment, then this is exactly how I feel. I have studied music theory and composition and have felt that music, and art in general, have become too intellectual, causing the humanity in the art to be sapped. Also some people have relied on these esoteric concepts to explain what they cannot produce in their art, hence they are mediocre.

I just want to say what incredible work you do!
I also am a artist and love to see such unique, innovative work such as yours.
All the best in the coming year! Looking forward to seeing what you create next!

Truly unbelievable work. Beautiful. Spray paint, no less! You artists have such interesting minds and you never cease to amaze the world with your creativity and talent. I wish we could peek inside your minds and know the beauty you see. I suppose we’ll have to be satisfied with looking at your work. Thanks for sharing.

So beautiful. Interesting to see a woman still look sexy smoking. I’m a smoker, and I usually feel so ashamed and made to feel like a pariah. Yet, here she is made to look so … alluring. That’s amazing, how you did that. Reminds me a bit of Marilyn Monroe.

I am not envious of people with artistic talent. I am not envious of people with artistic talent. I am not … oh, who the heck am I kidding? I’d love to have a tenth of your talent. These are lovely and graceful.

Thank you so much! I have the potential to get my artwork up on billboards in Times Square in NYC but I need your vote. Please see my high res portfolio at http://urbanwallart.see.me/ and click on the “support” button it only takes a second. If you do this please also, once done click the heart icon on each picture when you hover over it. I need to get as many votes as possible to make this dream come true.

Exhibitions in Virginia now though end of year an Chicago and San Diego in the Spring. A large solo fundraiser in NY (Westchester County) in a few months also. Yes I do sell pieces as well. Email me for details.

Oh my goodness! This is the first I’ve seen your art and I am amazed with what you do with spray paint, stencils and canvas….such incredible detail! I’m looking forward to seeing more. Peace to your heart,
Sara

Your work is truly visually stunning. I have enjoyed this type of artwork ever since I lived in Palestine and saw the notable work of Banksy. It is interesting to see it on a canvas medium. Keep up the awesome work. It is wonderful.